Washington: The White House has said it stands by the comment of US president Donald Trump in which he said that Pakistan had given the US nothing but "lies and deceit" in return for $33 billion aid.

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"The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than $33 billion in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies and deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!" Trump had said in his first tweet of the year.